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After years of lobbying the US government to purchase their fish, Pacific seafood companies finally seeing payoff

A $52 million (€51.2 million) purchase of Pacific whiting, shrimp and rockfish marks yet another unprecedented milestone in US government seafood purchasing.

Pacific rockfish, on ice here at a Bornstein Seafoods facility, is one of the 'new' items the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has added to its purchases.
Pacific rockfish, on ice here at a Bornstein Seafoods facility, is one of the 'new' items the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has added to its purchases.Photo: Bornstein Seafoods/www.bornstein.com
Published 28 July 2022, 23:22Updated 28 July 2022, 23:22
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)GroundfishWild shrimpPacific whitingRockfish